University Centre Grimsby

University Centre Grimsby (UCG) is located in the centre of the town, in a dedicated centre opened in 2011. There are also campuses in Skegness and Scarborough. UCG works in partnership with Hull and Teesside universities.

The institute was founded in 1944 as the Grimsby Technical College.

In 1966, it became Grimsby College of Technology, and was heavily involved in training for food science careers, and later opened a department of Science and Food Technology.

It became the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education in 2004.

In 2011, the institute opened a dedicated University Centre at its Nuns Corner campus and created a separate Higher Education brand: the University Centre Grimsby.